Raped By A Beast

Wearing the emblem of innocence And a sash of trust I took one step after another Into the well adorned apartment The air was fresh Suitable for a lady Atmosphere soaked in affluence

I smiled at him He returned same With mouth agape He sang his own praise Of his wealth and vigour Fame beyond the rivers I listened patiently With arms akimbo For the ear posed no harm

Minutes rolled like a wheel Chatter and laughter He offered a drink I was too polite to say no His smiles permeated brilliance What a fine man he seemed All was quite well Until Pinocchio’s nose grew Quite obvious to be ignored

He started acting funny Telling me of how amazing I had been I never knew he could be so vocal Pouring out sweet words from his well of insanity I once thought he was shy My calm was lost Fresh air turned foul I knew it was high time Cinderella left For the party would soon be over by 12

I tried to leave I begged to leave Sang songs of excuses to no avail Pleaded until I was devoid of utterance When words failed, I resorted to force I was weak, he was strong He pushed me unto the couch My heart took a sail in limbo A tear dropped reluctantly Then tears dripped freely

I knew him, so I thought A friend in the neighbourhood Renowned for his gentility But standing before me was no gentleman He was a beast: a werewolf And I was the weeping beauty He pounced on me with his fangs An experience not befitting for a damsel

In futility did I wail To no end did I struggle Just then I realized his house was alienated He had no very close neighbour save for me And he had locked the door behind us Even if I had roared like a lion The noise-proof windows would have shut me up Why didn’t I think of this earlier Why was I gullible Surely, I knew I was doomed

Gentle James turned beast With red owlish eyes He clung unto my shirt Tore it to shreds Plugged off the bra Leaving me unclad His coarse hands caressed me fiercely I lost sanity and begged for death

He was far from being done I begged, cried, wept Hoping to appeal to the gentility I once knew Alas! It was gone Being replaced by the monster of lust My shirt was gone My skirt was next Panties not spared A bitter encounter it was

In vain had I been a virgin For naught did I wait for wedding’s night Only to be torn apart by a stranger before “I do” Each pound made me hate him Each pound made me curse the day I was born Each pound made me regret my naivety Each pound made me curse God for creating the beast called man And the venom of unforgiveness gained ascendancy in me

Soon he was done Well spent in energy Reclining on the couch like a jellyfish Looking calm like the man I once knew Tears in his eyes Words of apology dropping like dew “Bastard, that’s what you are” Those words made him cry the more Tears of wickedness They meant nothing to me Unable to turn back the hands of time

I was left in disarray In a pool of tears and blood Mourning the loss of womanhood Hymen torn asunder Heart shattered to bits Thoughts paraded my head My life was over I was going crazy I’m going crazy It was three years ago But seems like yesterday

What will my story be? Who will I blame? James or the Trust that led me to his apartment I find it hard to get over It wasn’t a dream For surely I was raped by a beast